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Old May 7, 2022 | 11:17 AM
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Just brought brand new tires and got alignment car still pulls to right slightly. I’m thinking it was a bad alignment need help with this.
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Old May 7, 2022 | 12:12 PM
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What year and how many miles on car? You may have worn ball joints, wheel bearings or other suspension parts (control arms) causing the pull. These are common wear items on the LS. An alignment won't overcome these issues.
Bring it to a repair shop that specializes in Japanese cars. They will know what to look for and how to do it properly.
BTW, I see you had some control arms replaced. Did they change the ball joints too? At 147k, they are probably worn.

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Old May 7, 2022 | 12:38 PM
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What year and how many miles on car? You may have worn ball joints, wheel bearings or other suspension parts (control arms) causing the pull. These are common wear items on the LS. An alignment won't overcome these issues.
Bring it to a repair shop that specializes in Japanese cars. They will know what to look for and how to do it properly.
BTW, I see you had some control arms replaced. Did they change the ball joints too? At 147k, they are probably worn.
I have about 155k right about now just replaced all upper and lower ball joint and control arms, but didn’t take it to the dealership for alignment took it to mr tire…..smdh
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Old May 7, 2022 | 12:46 PM
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You need to take these to a dealer. It's a massive pain to do an alignment on a multi link like this....
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Old May 7, 2022 | 01:03 PM
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That’s my next option car rides smooth but slightly pulls to right. I can drive like this🤯
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Old May 7, 2022 | 01:51 PM
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I aligned my car at Tiretownfair (I think that is the name) and a Lexus dealer, there is literally no difference in quality of ride or tire wear.

I would check all tires and make sure that pressure is what is should be in all tires.
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Old May 7, 2022 | 01:54 PM
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Did it start pulling after you replaced front suspension components or it was happening before that?
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Old May 7, 2022 | 01:59 PM
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Pulling before the replacement
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Old May 7, 2022 | 02:37 PM
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https://workshop-manuals.com/lexus/l...ide/page_1914/
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Old May 7, 2022 | 03:21 PM
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Interesting.......... my dealer swore than caster and camber errors on the LS460 can't be fixed!
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Old May 7, 2022 | 03:53 PM
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Interesting.......... my dealer swore than caster and camber errors on the LS460 can't be fixed!
Wrong, you were lied to and they are just lazy. You need to drop the subframe/get it loose and tap it into position to get correct caster, camber is very much adjustable via eccentric bolts on the lower arms.

You can even request a more aggressive camber and caster if you tell the dealer exactly what you want, at least in my case I can.....
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Old May 8, 2022 | 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by EazyLS460
Just brought brand new tires and got alignment car still pulls to right slightly. I’m thinking it was a bad alignment need help with this.
They should give you a printout after every alignment performed. I run Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s which are a fairly soft/grippy summer/performance tire, so I'm checking for abnormal tread wear monthly. For yours, could be as simple as a toe adjustment to correct that slight pull.




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